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Vinton is a town in Roanoke County, Virginia, United States. The population was 8,098 at the 2010 census. It hosted teams by three names in the ECHL in a custom built facility known as the LancerLot; after the roof collapsed during the Blizzard of 1993, the franchise moved to the Roanoke Civic Center. Vinton is part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Roanoke Region of Virginia. Vinton's official newspaper is the Vinton Messenger, although it is operated from Salem and not actually based in the town of Vinton. In 2009, the Vinton Voice, a weekly alternative located on Poplar Street in Vinton, was launched but closed its doors in May 2010. Vinton also shortly had its own weekly magazine, Phoenix Magazine in 2011. Vinton's only other publication is The Vinton Image, a magazine sporadically released by the Vinton Area Chamber of Commerce. The last of which was released in December 2010.